Rafael Nadal had to dig deep to beat Novak Djokovic in the final of the Rome Masters and claim his first title of the season, winning 6-0 4-6 6-1 after more than two hours of intense battle. It was a thrilling precursor to what could well be the same lineup in the French Open final…… MORE
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Morehouse College grads are surprised by a billionaire’s promise to pay off their student loans
Morehouse College seniors got a surprise Sunday when billionaire investor Robert F. Smith announced during his commencement speech that he would pay off the student loan debt for the historically black college’s graduating class. “On behalf of the eight generations of my family who have been in this country, we’re going to put a little…… MORE
Irish FM disputes reports of disagreement over Trump visit
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney is disputing reports that there is disagreement between Washington and Dublin over President Donald Trump’s potential two-day visit to Ireland next month. “Let me just reassure people there is no row [disagreement] that’s the first thing,” he said. However, an Irish government source with knowledge of ongoing discussions told CNN…… MORE
Acting Homeland Security chief says migrants will not be sent to sanctuary cities
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Sunday said that migrants detained along the southern US border will not be sent to sanctuary cities as President Donald Trump and some members of his administration have previously pushed for. Appearing on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” McAleenan was asked to respond to the President having said on…… MORE
Boy George storms off the set of ‘The Voice Australia’
Do you really want to hurt Boy George? “The Voice Australia” was back on Sunday night for season eight, and coach George brought the drama. The lead singer of Culture Club stormed off the set during the show’s blind auditions phase after a testy exchange with one of the contestants. Twenty-year-old Daniel Shaw had just…… MORE
Two House GOP leaders being pushed to consider higher office
Here are the stories our panel of top political reporters will be watching for in the week ahead, in this week’s “Inside Politics” forecast. 1. GOP leadership shake-up? The new House GOP leadership team could see some changes in the near future — with two of the three top Republicans considering runs for higher office.…… MORE
Oprah Winfrey surprises New Jersey high school with $500,000 gift
Oprah Winfrey surprised a New Jersey high school Friday night with a pizza party — and a $500,000 donation to an after-school program. “That’s a half a million dollars to encourage you to keep doing what you’re doing, because what you’re doing is moving in the right direction,” Winfrey said in a video principal Akbar…… MORE
Romney disagrees with GOP congressman’s conclusion on Trump’s ‘impeachable conduct’
Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday that he disagrees with Rep. Justin Amash on the Michigan Republican’s recent comments that President Donald Trump’s conduct has met the “threshold for impeachment.” “My own view is that Justin Amash has reached a different conclusion than I have. I respect him, I think it’s a courageous statement,” Romney told…… MORE
9 questions about what Michael Flynn told Robert Mueller
Michael Flynn’s dealings with Robert Mueller erupted back into the headlines this week, after court documents disclosed he had told the special counsel about communications he had with people around Donald Trump related to his cooperation. The revelations add some nuance around Flynn’s time as a cooperator and raise several new questions about Mueller’s obstruction…… MORE
‘SNL’ star Leslie Jones tears into Alabama abortion law: ‘You can’t tell me what to do with my body’
Alabama’s new anti-abortion law drew the fire of “Saturday Night Live” star Leslie Jones, who proclaimed, “You can’t tell me what to do with my body” on the show. Jones opened her segment on “Weekend Update” wearing a “Handmaid’s Tale” costume, which she quickly removed to reveal a T-shirt. It had the word “MINE” with…… MORE
